Question of the Day

Whose side of the story do you believe?

Poking fun at Canada, the 51st — er, we mean our friendly neighbor to the north — is not quite as much fun as poking fun at France, but it is a pastime nonetheless. However, we can’t help thinking the sport is a bit unfair. Sure, the country is a mostly empty wilderness and Arctic zone. But it has given America, and the world, several treasures, among them:

The comedians — From Dan Aykroyd to Mike Myers to John Candy to Norm MacDonald to Jim Carrey, Canada has been a veritable comedian farm league for Hollywood. Evidently, boredom and cold weather combined make for funny people up north.

The Nationals — Canada gave us our baseball team, and though they may be in the basement of their division right now, the Nats still are the pride of the District.